The Paterson Recreation Department runs it’s annual Fall Basketball League from September until the end of October on Monday and Wednesday nights.  Hoop Journal will be keeping up to date standings and schedules for the league, which has a nice display of talent from around the area:

Monday Night Standings:

Paterson Ghosts  1- 0                                          Bloomfield Spartans  0-1

Bergen Comets 1-0 *******************      St. Bernard 0-1

Ramsey Ironmen 1-0                                             Hudson Hawks 0-1

Newark Bulldogs 1-0                                         Englewood Bulldogs 0-1

Wednesday Night Standings:

Graybees 1-0                                                                         NY Ravens 0-1

Paterson Cougars 1-0                                                       Highwaymen 0-1

NYC Raiders 1-0                                                                  J.C. Maurauders 0-1

C.J.E.O.T.O. 1-0                                                                     Paterson Knights 0-1

Wednesday’s schedule : 7:00pm        NYC Raiders vs. Gray Bees                 Paterson Knights vs. C.J.E.O.T.O.

8:00pm          N.Y. Ravens vs. Highwaymen        Paterson Cougars vs. J.C. Maurauders

        Basketballspotlight.com hosted an 8th grade allstar game featuring upcoming highschool players for the coming school year and one thing was obvious, Passaic and Bergen county have major talent coming in. The game showcased an abundance of talent from all over the state. The South team made up of mostly Pennsylvania players beat the North team which featured Northern New Jersey players and a select few from New York 110-102. In a game where minutes are pretty much divided evenly the players from the area got their chance to shine in the second half  when after being down by more than 20 in the first half the North coach decided to mix things up and put in a predominantly Bergen and Passaic team that featured 3 Playaz Club A.A.U. members in Kavon Stewart(Paterson Cath.), Reggie Cameron(Paterson Cath.) and Josh Marquez(Depaul Cath.) along with Newark’s Will Joyce who’s headed to St. Patrick’s H. S. and Jordan Forehand of Bridgewater who will be playing at St. Anthony’s H.S. Stewart, from Paterson got the team going by picking up the pace and finding Marquez (Woodland Pk.) for a few layups and allowing Hackensack’s Cameron to do his thing from the perimeter. This unit, with the help of Forehand and Joyce cut the lead all the way down to 6 before having to be substituted for. This allowed the South team to regain their edge as they pushed the score back up to double digits before the same group came back in to make it respectable. Cameron showed why he is considered one of the best players and shooters in his age group as he scored 16 points,with 4 coming from beyond the arc. Marquez(6pts,5rebs,3stls) displayed his all out hustle throughout even though their were times his teammates looked him off, which can be expected in allstar games. Paterson’s Stewart (9pts,5asts,2stls) also showed why he is considered one of the best point guards in the state. His decision making is getting better every single time out and he has an uncanny ability to get in the lane. These three players are sure to make their future schools proud. While their are plenty of talented kids in the State, rest assured that this area is holding it’s own! A few other impressive players were Lake Hopatcong’s Jaren Sina, a 6’0″ point guard who will lace them up for Gill St. Bernard Prep, Dwayne Foreman,a 6’4 swingman who will be ballin at Don Bosco Prep H.S. and Hackensack’s Kody Jenkins,a 6’1″ guard who hasn’t made a final choice of highschool he will be attending. Special mention has to go out to 6’4″ swingman Jason Boswell(15 pts, 6rebs.) from New York who broke the hearts of New York basketball by attending St. Patrick’s H.S. The kid has the tools to be very special.

             Paterson Catholic’s versatile swingman Fuquan Edwin has committed to playing his college basketball at  Seton Hall University.The 6’6″junior narrowed his choices to  Providence College and the Hall before making his decision. When asked the reason,Fuquan gave three main points. 1.) ” The fact that it was close to home and his family and friends can see him play often.” 2.)Loves the up and down style that  Coach Bobby Gonzalez implements. 3.) ” Can play again with his friend and former highschool teammate, sophomore point guard Jordan Theodore. Whatever the reason, Hoops Journal hopes that it’s a great marriage for both player and team.  Edwin can now focus his attention on pursuing a state title for P.C. next year.